JP2023078493A - Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable more accurately grasping strength of relationships among members.SOLUTION: An information processing device displays relationships among members in an organization. The information processing device includes: a storage unit 22 for storing schedule data of each member including data related to events in which a plurality of members in the organization participate; a calculation unit 231 for calculating an index value representing strength of relationships among the members in the organization based on the schedule data; and a display data generation unit 235 for generating display data for displaying the relationships among the members based on the index value.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program.

It has been proposed to generate a network of human relationships using information on the Web, and to visualize the relationships between the people who make up the network based on the network thus generated (see, for example, Patent Document 1 ).

In particular, in the method described in Patent Document 1, the strength of the co-occurrence relationship that occurs in the names of personnel on various pages published on the Web is used as an index of the strength of the relationship between those personnel. is proposed.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-348179

However, it is not always possible to accurately grasp the strength of the relationship between the personnel only from the strength of the co-occurrence relationship that occurs in the names of the personnel, that is, from only the frequency of posting the names together on the same web page. Can not. Therefore, detecting the co-occurrence relationship alone may not be sufficient to grasp the strength of the relationship between personnel.

In view of the above problems, an object of the present disclosure is to more accurately grasp the strength of relationships between personnel.

The gist of the present disclosure is as follows.

(1) An information processing device for displaying relationships between personnel in an organization,
a storage unit that stores schedule data for each person, including data about events in which a plurality of people in the organization participate;
a calculation unit that calculates an index value representing the strength of relationship between personnel in the organization based on the schedule data;
and a display data generation unit that generates display data for displaying the relationship between the personnel based on the index value.
(2) The information processing apparatus according to (1) above, wherein the data regarding the event includes data regarding personnel participating in the event.
(3) The calculation unit is arranged so that, when the members participate in the same event, the strength of the relationship between the members becomes stronger than when the members do not participate in the same event. , the information processing apparatus according to (2) above, which calculates the index value.
(4) The calculation unit calculates the index value such that the smaller the number of participants in the event, the stronger the relationship between the participants in the event, the above (2). Or the information processing device according to (3).
(5) The data about the event is at least one of data about the time when the event is held, data about how the event is held, data about the place where the event is held, and data about the type of the event. The information processing apparatus according to any one of (2) to (4) above, including
(6) the data on the event includes data on the time at which the event is held;
The information processing apparatus according to (5) above, wherein the calculation unit calculates the index value such that the longer the holding period of the event is, the stronger the relationship between the members participating in the event is. .
(7) the data about the event includes data about the time when the event is held;
The calculating unit participates more in the event when the event is held outside the business hours of the organization than when the event is held during the business hours of the organization. The information processing apparatus according to (5) or (6) above, wherein the index value is calculated so as to increase the strength of association between personnel.
(8) the data related to the event includes data related to the manner in which the event is held;
When the event is an event in which participants gather at the same place, the calculation unit calculates that the event The information processing apparatus according to any one of (5) to (7) above, wherein the index value is calculated so as to increase the strength of association between members participating in the event.
(9) the data on the event includes data on the range of disclosure of information on the event;
wherein the calculation unit calculates the index value such that the narrower the range of disclosure of the information of the event, the stronger the relationship between the members participating in the event, the above (5) to (8) ).
(10) The calculation unit calculates the index value for each predetermined period based on schedule data for each predetermined period;
Any one of the above (1) to (9), wherein the display data generation unit generates display data so as to display the relationship between the personnel for each period based on the index value for each period. The information processing device according to .
(11) the storage unit further stores personnel data of the organization;
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (10) above, wherein the calculation unit calculates the index value based on personnel data of the organization.
(12) The display data generation unit displays a node corresponding to each personnel and an edge connecting nodes corresponding to personnel whose relationship strength is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference strength, and The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (11) above, wherein the display data is generated so that the corresponding nodes are located closer to each other as the strength of the relationship between the members increases.
(13) An information processing method for displaying relationships between personnel in an organization,
Calculating an index value representing the strength of relationship between members in the organization based on schedule data of each member including data on events attended by a plurality of members in the organization;
and generating display data for displaying the relationship between the personnel based on the index value.
(14) An information processing program for displaying relationships between personnel in an organization,
Calculating an index value representing the strength of relationship between members in the organization based on schedule data of each member including data on events attended by a plurality of members in the organization;
An information processing program for causing a computer to generate display data for displaying the relationship between the personnel based on the index value.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to more accurately grasp the strength of relationships between personnel.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to one embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a terminal device. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing functional blocks in a terminal processing unit. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a server device. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing functional blocks in the server processing unit. FIG. 6 is an operation sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of processing relating to schedule data. FIG. 7 shows an example of a personnel data table stored in the server storage section of the server device. FIG. 8 is a flow chart of creating/updating the personnel data table in the server device. FIG. 9 is an operation sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of display processing performed in the information processing system. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a social graph displayed on the display unit of the terminal device based on the display data generated by the display data generation unit. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another example of the social graph displayed on the display unit of the terminal device based on the display data generated by the display data generation unit 235. As shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a social graph displayed with an information window.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the same constituent elements.

<Configuration of information processing system>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of an information processing system 1 according to one embodiment. The information processing system 1 is used to display on a screen the relationships between personnel within an arbitrary organization. It should be noted that the term "organization" means any collection for achieving any common purpose, and may be a commercial, non-commercial, private or public collection. Thus, "organization" includes, for example, a corporation, a government agency, a consortium of businesses, a consortium of government agencies, and a consortium of businesses and government agencies.

The information processing system 1 includes a plurality of terminal devices 10 and a server device 20 . These terminal devices 10 belong to any organization mentioned above. The terminal device 10 and the server device 20 are connected via the communication network 5 so as to be able to communicate with each other. The terminal device 10 is a terminal belonging to each person in the organization, and is, for example, a PC (Personal Computer) or a tablet. The server device 20 is managed by any organization mentioned above. Although the information processing system 1 has one server device 20 in the illustrated example, it may have a plurality of server devices 20 . The communication network 5 is the Internet, an intranet, a LAN (Local Area Network), or the like. Note that the server device 20 is an example of an information processing device.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the terminal device 10. As shown in FIG. The terminal device 10 includes a terminal communication section 11 , a terminal storage section 12 , an operation section 13 , a display section 14 and a terminal processing section 15 .

The terminal communication unit 11 has a communication interface circuit that enables the terminal device 10 to communicate with the server device 20 via the communication network 5 . A communication interface circuit included in the terminal communication unit 11 is a communication interface circuit for wired LAN, wireless LAN, or the like. The terminal communication unit 11 transmits data supplied from the terminal processing unit 15 to the server device 20 and supplies data transmitted from the server device 20 to the terminal processing unit 15 .

The terminal storage unit 12 is a device for storing programs or data, and includes, for example, a volatile semiconductor memory, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), and the like. The terminal storage unit 12 stores an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, data, and the like used for processing by the terminal processing unit 15 . In particular, the terminal storage unit 12 may store schedule data, which will be described later.

The operation unit 13 is a device for accepting user's operation on the terminal device 10, and is, for example, a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, and the like. The operation unit 13 receives input operations by the user. Input operations by the user include input operations of characters, numbers, symbols, etc. using a keyboard, and click operations and touch operations using a mouse or a touch panel. When receiving an operation by the user, the operation unit 13 generates a signal corresponding to the operation and supplies the generated signal to the terminal processing unit 15 .

The display unit 14 is a device that displays images and the like to the user, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The display unit 14 displays an image or the like according to the data supplied from the terminal processing unit 15 .

The terminal processing unit 15 has one or more processors and their peripheral circuits. The terminal processing unit 15 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and controls the operation of the terminal device 10 in an integrated manner. The terminal processing unit 15 may be a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), LSI (Large Scaled IC), ASIC (Application Specific IC), FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or the like. The terminal processing unit 15 controls operations of the terminal communication unit 11 and the display unit 14 so that various processes of the terminal device 10 are executed according to appropriate procedures based on programs stored in the terminal storage unit 12 . The terminal processing unit 15 executes processing based on programs stored in the terminal storage unit 12 . The terminal processing unit 15 can execute multiple programs in parallel.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing functional blocks in the terminal processing unit 15. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal processor 15 has a transmission processor 151 and a display processor 152 . Each of these units is a functional module implemented by a program executed by the terminal processing unit 15 . Each of these units may be implemented in the terminal device 10 as firmware.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the server device 20. As shown in FIG. The server device 20 includes a server communication section 21 , a server storage section 22 and a server processing section 23 .

The server communication unit 21 includes a communication interface circuit that allows the server device 20 to communicate with the terminal device 10 via the communication network 5 . The communication interface circuit provided in the server communication unit 21 is a communication interface circuit for wired LAN, wireless LAN, or the like. The server communication unit 21 transmits data supplied from the server processing unit 23 to the terminal device 10 and supplies data transmitted from the terminal device 10 to the server processing unit 23 .

The server storage unit 22 is a device for storing programs or data, and includes, for example, volatile semiconductor memory and nonvolatile semiconductor memory, hard disk drive (HDD), solid state drive (SSD), and the like. The server storage unit 22 stores an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, data, etc. used for processing by the server processing unit 23 . The program is installed in the server storage section 22 from a non-temporary computer-readable storage medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, etc., using a known setup program or the like. The server storage unit 22 also stores personnel data, as well as schedule data and a personnel data table, as will be described later.

The server processing unit 23 includes one or more processors and their peripheral circuits. The server processing unit 23 is, for example, a CPU, and controls the operation of the server device 20 in an integrated manner. The server processing unit 23 may be DSP, LSI, ASIC, FPGA, or the like. The server processing unit 23 controls the operation of the server communication unit 21 so that various processes of the server device 20 are executed in appropriate procedures based on the programs stored in the server storage unit 22 . The server processing unit 23 executes processing based on programs stored in the server storage unit 22 . Moreover, the server processing unit 23 can execute a plurality of programs in parallel.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing functional blocks in the server processing unit 23. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the server processing unit 23 includes a relationship index value calculation unit 231, a relationship label extraction unit 232, a personal data extraction unit 233, a connection index value calculation unit 234, and a display data generation unit 235. and have Each of these units is a functional module realized by a program executed by the server processing unit 23. FIG. Each of these units may be implemented in the server device 20 as firmware.

<Processing in information processing system>
In the information processing system 1 configured as described above, when user's schedule data is input by the operation unit 13 of the terminal device 10 , the input schedule data is stored in the server storage unit 22 of the server device 20 . When a user inputs a schedule display request through the operation unit 13, the user's schedule is displayed on the display unit 14 of the terminal device 10 based on the stored schedule data.

Further, in the information processing system 1, based on the schedule data and the like stored in the server storage unit 22, a personnel data table regarding personnel in the organization is created or updated. The personnel data table includes, as data, the characteristics of each personnel in the organization and the relationship index value representing the strength of the relationship between the personnel in the organization. Then, on the display unit 14 of the terminal device 10, the relationship between personnel is displayed based on the relevance index values stored in the personnel data table in accordance with the user's request.

<<Processing related to schedule data>>
Processing related to schedule data will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is an operation sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of processing relating to schedule data. In this embodiment, processing related to schedule data is performed by the transmission processing unit 151 and the display processing unit 152 of the terminal device 10 and the display data generation unit 235 of the server device 20 .

In the process related to schedule data, first, schedule data of an event is input by the user operating the operation unit 13 of the terminal device 10 (step S11). Events include all events entered by the user. Thus, events include events attended by multiple people within an organization. Specifically, the event includes, for example, a meeting, a banquet, and the like in which personnel inside and outside the organization participate. Events may also include personal events for each person (eg, vacations, outings, etc.).

In addition, the schedule data includes various data related to the event. Specifically, for example, data related to the name of the event, data related to the time when the event is held (start time, end time, length of the event period, etc.) ), including data about the number of people attending the event, and data about how and where the event is held. The schedule data may also include data regarding the extent to which the information of the event is disclosed, if the extent to which the information of each event is disclosed to other personnel within the organization can be set.

When inputting the schedule data, for example, a schedule input screen is displayed on the display unit 14 of the terminal device 10 . By operating the operation unit 13 of the terminal device 10 by the user, the schedule data is input on the input screen. In the present embodiment, display processing is performed by the server processing unit 23 of the server device 20 when displaying the input screen on the display unit 14 (specifically, for example, the input screen is displayed via the browser of the terminal device 10). is displayed).

When event schedule data is input via the operation unit 13, the transmission processing unit 151 of the terminal device 10 transmits the input schedule data to the server device 20 (step S12). The server processing unit 23 of the server device 20 stores the received schedule data in the server storage unit 22 of the server device 20 .

In this manner, the server storage unit 22 stores the schedule data of all personnel who use the information processing system 1 . Specifically, an ID is assigned to each person who uses the information processing system 1, and the schedule data of the person is stored in association with the ID.

For an event in which more than one person participates in the event, in addition to the ID corresponding to the person who entered the schedule data of the event, the ID corresponding to the other persons participating in the event is associated with the event. Schedule data is stored. Therefore, the schedule data of an event in which a plurality of people participate is stored in association with the IDs of all the people who participate in the event.

On the other hand, when the user wants to see his/her own schedule or the schedules of other members belonging to the same organization, the user operates the operation unit 13 of the terminal device 10 to input a schedule display request (step S14). The schedule table display request includes, for example, the number of persons whose schedule is to be displayed, the period for which the schedule is to be displayed (week or month to be displayed, etc.), and the like. When a schedule display request is input via the operation unit 13, the transmission processing unit 151 of the terminal device 10 transmits the input display request to the server device 20 (step S15).

When the server device 20 receives the schedule display request, the display data generation unit 235 of the server device 20 generates display data for displaying the schedule according to the display request (step S16). Specifically, in this embodiment, the display data generation unit 235 generates display data for displaying the schedule for the period in which the schedule of the person whose schedule is to be displayed should be displayed.

After generating the display data of the schedule table, the display data generation unit 235 transmits the generated display data to the terminal device 10 via the server communication unit 21 (step S17). The display processing unit 152 of the terminal device 10 causes the display unit 14 to display the schedule based on the received display data (step S18). As a result, the schedule requested by the user is displayed on the display unit 14 .

Note that in the present embodiment, the schedule data input by operating the operation unit 13 is stored in the server storage unit 22 of the server device 20 instead of being stored in the terminal storage unit 12 of the terminal device 10 . However, the input schedule data may be stored in the terminal storage unit 12 . In this case, when a schedule table display request is input, the terminal processing unit 15 of the terminal device 10 generates display data based on the schedule data stored in the terminal storage unit 12 . However, even in this case, the input schedule data is transmitted to the server device 20 and stored in the server storage section 22 as well.

<<Processing related to personnel data table>>
In the server device 20 , a personnel data table is created or updated based on the schedule data stored in the server storage section 22 . The personnel data table is used to display the relationships between personnel within the organization. The created or updated personnel data table is stored in the server storage unit 22 . 7 and 8, creation/update processing for creating and updating the personnel data table in the server device 20 will be described below.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a personnel data table stored in the server storage unit 22 of the server device 20. As shown in FIG. In particular, FIG. 7 shows an example of data stored for two IDs (ID001, ID002) corresponding to two personnel.

As shown in FIG. 7, the personnel data table includes personal data regarding each ID (each personnel). Personal data related to each ID includes the name, address, icon data of the employee corresponding to that ID (data used when displaying the employee as an icon on the screen, such as photos and avatars), department and position data. including. In addition, the personnel data table includes an index value for the connection of each ID (each personnel) with other IDs (other personnel) within the organization. The index value for the connection of each ID with other IDs includes, for example, the degree of influence of that ID on other IDs, the number of connections between this ID and other IDs, and the like.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the personnel data table includes relationship data representing the relationship between each ID (each personnel) and other IDs (other personnel). Relevance data representing relevance with other IDs includes, for example, a relevance label and a relevance index value. A relationship label is a label that indicates the relationship between each ID and other IDs. Specifically, for example, boss/subordinate, senior/junior, colleague, synchronous, participant in the same project, play outside working hours, etc. Labels such as comrades are given. As a relationship label between any two IDs, for example, two or more labels such as colleague and same project participant may be assigned.

The relevance index value is an index value representing the strength of relevance between personnel within an organization. In this embodiment, the stronger the strength of relevance between personnel within an organization, the greater the relevance index value. Since the relationship index value represents the strength of relationship between any two persons, it is calculated for each combination of two persons. In this embodiment, the relevance index value between IDs corresponding to other personnel is calculated for each ID corresponding to each personnel. In other words, the relevance index value is calculated for each combination of two IDs corresponding to two arbitrary personnel.

In particular, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the personnel data table includes monthly relevance index values for each month (index values for January, index values for February, etc. in the figure) and relevance index value that sums the monthly relevance index values of Note that the personnel data table may include the relevance index value for each arbitrary period, such as every week instead of every month. Further, the relevance index value is not a value obtained by summing the monthly relevance index values of all months, but is a sum of values calculated by multiplying the monthly relevance index values by, for example, weights that are larger for newer months. good too.

In calculating such a relevance index value, an event index value is calculated for each event. The event index value represents the strength of association between any two persons for each event. Therefore, the event index value is calculated so as to be larger for events in which the strength of the relationship between any two persons is stronger. The relevance index value is calculated by totaling the event index values calculated for each event in this manner for all events or monthly events.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart of creating/updating the personnel data table in the server device 20 . The illustrated creation/update process is performed, for example, at regular time intervals. In this embodiment, the process of creating and updating the personnel data table is performed by the relationship index value calculation unit 231 , the relationship label extraction unit 232 , the personal data extraction unit 233 and the connection index value calculation unit 234 of the server device 20 .

In the process of creating and updating the personnel data table, first, the server processing unit 23 sets the ID counter Nid to ID001 (step S21). Here, in this embodiment, the personnel data table is created in order for each ID. The ID counter Nid represents the ID for which the personnel data table is created.

Next, the server processing unit 23 extracts from the server storage unit 22 the schedule data associated with the ID represented by the ID counter Nid (ID001 at first). When the personnel data table is created for the first time, all schedule data stored in association with the ID represented by the ID counter Nid are extracted. Therefore, all schedule data stored in the server storage unit 22 are extracted for the personnel corresponding to this ID. On the other hand, when updating the personnel data table, schedule data stored in the server storage unit 22 after the previous creation/update processing, among the schedule data stored in association with the ID represented by the ID counter Nid, is extracted. Therefore, part of the new schedule data stored in the server storage unit 22 is extracted for the personnel corresponding to this ID.

When the schedule data related to the ID represented by the ID counter Nid is extracted, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 of the server processing unit 23 calculates the , Nid and other IDs are calculated (step S23).

When a person corresponding to an ID represented by Nid and a person corresponding to another ID participate in the same event, an event index value between the ID represented by Nid and the other ID is given. On the other hand, even if there is an event in which the person corresponding to the ID represented by Nid does not participate and the person corresponding to the other ID participates, there is an event index between the ID represented by Nid and the other ID. No value is assigned.

In this way, when members participate in the same event, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 assigns an event index value to a combination of IDs corresponding to those members. A large relevance index value representing the strength of relevance is calculated. Therefore, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 determines that when the members participate in the same event, the strength of the relation between the members is stronger than when the members do not participate in the same event. It can be said that the relevance index value is calculated as follows. Therefore, basically, the greater the number of participants in the same event, the greater the relevance index value between the members.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the event index value includes data related to the number of people participating in the event, data related to the time the event is held, data related to the location of the event, data related to the scope of disclosure of event information, and data related to the type of event. It changes depending on the data.

Specifically, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 calculates the event index value, and thus the relevance index value, according to the number of participants in the event. In particular, the relationship index value calculation unit 231 calculates the event index value such that the smaller the number of participants in the event, the stronger the relationship between the participants in the event. For example, the relevance index value calculator 231 calculates the event index value by multiplying the reference value by the reciprocal of the number of participants in the event. Therefore, in this case, when the number of participants in the conference is two, the value obtained by multiplying the reference value by 1/2 becomes the event index value. The reason why the event index value is calculated in this way is that generally, the fewer the number of people participating in the event, the more chances the participating people come into contact with each other, and the stronger the relationship between the people. . If the event index value is calculated so that the smaller the number of participants in the event, the stronger the relationship between the participants in the event, when other conditions are the same, the other It may be calculated by the method of

Further, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 calculates the event index value and, in turn, the relevance index value according to the length of the holding period of the event. In particular, the relationship index value calculation unit 231 calculates the event index value such that the longer the holding period of the event, the stronger the relationship between the members participating in the event. For example, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 calculates the event index value by multiplying the reference value by the duration of the event. Therefore, in this case, if the duration of the event is two hours, the value obtained by multiplying the reference value by 2 becomes the event index value. On the other hand, if the duration of the event is 30 minutes, the value obtained by multiplying the reference value by 1/2 becomes the event index value. The reason why the event index value is calculated in this way is that, generally, the longer a person participates in an event, the more opportunities there are for the participants to come into contact with each other, and the stronger the relationship between the participants becomes. The event index value can be calculated by other methods if it is calculated so that the longer the event period is, the stronger the relationship between the members participating in the event becomes, when other conditions are the same. may

Furthermore, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 calculates the event index value and, in turn, the relevance index value, according to the time slot in which the event is held. In particular, when the event is held outside the business hours of the organization, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 is more likely to participate in the event than when the event is held during the organization's business hours. The event index value is calculated so that the strength of the relationship between the members who are in the same group becomes stronger. For example, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 calculates the event index value by multiplying the reference value by 1 when the event is held during the business hours of the organization. On the other hand, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 calculates the event index value by multiplying the reference value by 2 when the event is held outside the business hours of the organization. The reason why the event index value is calculated in this way is that when participating in an event outside working hours, the personal connection between the participants in the event tends to become stronger, and the relevance between the participants becomes stronger. The event index value should be calculated so that when the event is held outside business hours, the strength of the relationship between personnel is stronger than when the event is held during business hours when other conditions are the same. , may be calculated by other methods.

In addition, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 calculates the event index value and, in turn, the relevance index value, according to the manner in which the event is held. In particular, if the event is an event in which the participants gather in the same place (for example, a meeting in a conference room), the relevance index value calculation unit 231 determines whether the participants in the event gather in the same place. The event index value is calculated so that the strength of the relationship between the participants in the event is stronger than in the case of an event (for example, a web conference) that is not held in any manner. For example, if the event is held in such a manner that participants gather at the same place, the relevance index value calculator 231 calculates the event index value by multiplying the reference value by 2. On the other hand, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 calculates the event index value by multiplying the reference value by 1 when the event is held in such a manner that the participants do not gather at the same place. The reason why the event index value is calculated in this way is that, when participating in an event where the participants meet face-to-face, it is easier for the participants to form strong personal ties with each other, and the relationships between the participants become stronger. When the other conditions are the same, the event index value shows that when the event is held in such a way that people gather at the same place to hold the event, the relationship between the personnel is higher than when the event is held without gathering at the same place. It may be calculated by other methods as long as it is calculated so as to increase the strength.

Furthermore, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 calculates the event index value and, in turn, the relevance index value, according to the venue of the event. In particular, if the place where the event is held is not related to the work of the organization (for example, a shop), the relevance index value calculation unit 231 determines whether the place where the event is held is related to the work of the organization. The event index value is calculated so that the strength of the relationship between the members participating in the event is stronger than in the case of the location (for example, conference room). For example, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 calculates the event index value by multiplying the reference value by 1 when the location of the event is related to the work of the organization. On the other hand, the relevance index value calculator 231 calculates the event index value by multiplying the reference value by 2 when the location of the event is not related to the work of the organization. The reason why the event index value is calculated in this way is that if the place where the event is held is not related to the work of the organization, there is a high possibility that the people who participated in the event have a high degree of personal connection. . The event index value indicates the strength of the relationship between personnel when the event is held in a place not related to the organization's business compared to the case where the event is held in a place related to the organization's business, when other conditions are the same. It may be calculated by other methods as long as it is calculated so that is strong.

Also, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 may calculate the event index value and, by extension, the relevance index value based on other data. For example, if the user can set a range for disclosing information on each event, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 may calculate the event index value according to the range for disclosing information on the event. good. In this case, the relationship index value calculation unit 231 calculates the event index value such that, for example, the narrower the range of event information disclosure, the stronger the relationship between the participants in the event. Therefore, for example, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 determines that an event that is prohibited to be disclosed to persons who do not participate in the event is more likely to be disclosed than an event that is permitted to be disclosed to persons who are not participating in the event. The event index value is calculated so that the strength of the relationship between the members participating in the event is strengthened.

Further, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 may calculate the event index value according to the type of event. In this case, for example, if the type of event ascertained from the name of the event is private (for example, a private party), the relevance index value calculating unit 231 In comparison, the event index value is calculated so that the strength of the relationship between the personnel participating in the event becomes stronger.

Then, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 calculates an event index value for the event based on a plurality of data regarding each event. Therefore, for example, the total number of participants in the event in which the personnel corresponding to the ID represented by Nid and the personnel corresponding to other IDs participate is 4, and the duration of the event is 30 minutes. If so, the event index value for that event is the reference value multiplied by 4 and 1/2.

When the event index values are calculated for all the events in which the person corresponding to the ID represented by Nid has participated, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 calculates all the events in which the person corresponding to the ID represented by Nid has participated. The relationship between the personnel corresponding to the ID represented by Nid and the personnel corresponding to other IDs by summing the event index values for the event (or events held since the last creation/update process) An index value is calculated (step S24).

For example, when members corresponding to IDs ID001, ID002, and ID003 participate in an event, ID001 is given an event index value of m points calculated as described above between ID002 and ID003. is given an event index value of m points.

In addition, when the personnel corresponding to ID001, ID003, and ID004 participate in another second event, as in the above case, for each combination of these IDs, an event index of arbitrary points (for example, n points) value is given. Then, as described above, the relevance index value is calculated by totaling the event index values assigned to each event. Therefore, for example, if there are only the first event and the second event, the relationship index value representing the strength of the relationship between ID001 and ID003 is given for the first event and m points for the second event. It is the total value of the n points calculated. On the other hand, the relationship index value indicating the strength of the relationship between ID001 and ID002 is only m points given for the first event, and the relationship index value indicating the strength of the relationship between ID001 and ID004 is given for the second event. only n points

In addition, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 sums the event index values for the events of each month in which the person corresponding to the ID represented by Nid has participated, thereby calculating the number of persons corresponding to the ID represented by Nid. and a member corresponding to another ID for each month. Note that the relevance index value calculation unit 231 may calculate the relevance index value for each arbitrary period such as every week instead of every month.

Furthermore, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 may calculate the relevance index value based on data other than schedule data (for example, personnel data, etc.). Specifically, for example, when a person corresponding to an ID represented by Nid and a person represented by another ID belong to the same department, the relevance index value calculation unit 231 Add a predetermined value to the index value.

When the relationship index value is calculated, the relationship label extraction unit 232 extracts the relationship label between the personnel corresponding to the ID represented by Nid and the personnel corresponding to other IDs (step S25). The relationship label extractor 232 extracts relationship labels based on personnel data and schedule data, for example. When updating the personnel data table, the relationship label extraction unit 232 extracts relationship labels based on the data stored in the server storage unit 22 after the previous creation/update processing.

The personnel data used for extracting the relationship label includes, for example, the department to which the personnel corresponding to each ID belongs, the date of joining the company, the date of birth, the type of job, the type of employment, and information about the organization (organization chart, etc.), etc. including. The schedule data used for extracting the relationship label includes, for example, the name of the event, the time of the event, and the like.

For example, if a person corresponding to an ID represented by Nid and a person corresponding to another ID are on the report line in the current organization chart, the relationship label extraction unit 232 extracts a label between these IDs. A "supervisor/subordinate" label is given, and if it is on the report line in the past organization chart, a "former boss/former subordinate" label is given between these IDs. In addition, for example, if the personnel corresponding to the ID represented by Nid and the personnel corresponding to other IDs belong to the same department on the current organizational chart, the relationship label extraction unit 232 Add a "colleague" label between IDs. Furthermore, the relationship label extracting unit 232, for example, if the personnel corresponding to the ID represented by Nid and the personnel corresponding to other IDs belong to the same department and have different years of employment, the relationship label extracting unit 232 A "senior/junior" label is given between the IDs. In addition, for example, when the employee corresponding to the ID represented by Nid and the employee corresponding to another ID have the same employment year and month, the relationship label extracting unit 232 “synchronizes” between these IDs. Give a label.

For example, the relationship label extracting unit 232 determines whether the name of a plurality of events in which a person corresponding to an ID represented by Nid and a person corresponding to another ID participate together includes a word such as “project”. If so, assign a "project" label between these IDs. Also, the relationship label extracting unit 232, for example, when many of the events in which the personnel corresponding to the ID represented by Nid and the personnel corresponding to other IDs participate together are held outside the office outside working hours gives a "private" label between these IDs.

After the relationship label is extracted, the personal data extractor 233 extracts personal data on the person corresponding to the ID represented by Nid (step S26). The individual personal data related to the personnel corresponding to the ID includes, for example, the name, email address, icon data, department, title, etc. of the personnel corresponding to the ID. The personal data extractor 233 extracts personal data based on personnel data, for example. Also, when updating the personnel data table, the personal data extraction unit 233 extracts the relationship label based on the personnel data stored in the server storage unit 22 after the previous creation/update processing.

In this embodiment, calculation of the relevance index value (step S24), extraction of the relationship label (step S25), and extraction of the personal data (step S26) are performed in this order. However, these operations may be performed in a different order.

In steps S24, S25 and S26, when the relationship index value, relationship label and personal data related to the ID represented by Nid are calculated or extracted, these relationship index value, relationship label and personal data are converted into personnel data. It is stored in the table (step S27). When the personnel data table is created for the first time, the personnel data table is created using only the data calculated and extracted this time. When updating the personnel data table, the data calculated and extracted this time are newly added to the existing personnel data table.

After that, the server processing unit 23 determines whether or not the calculation or extraction of the relevance index value, relevance label, and personal data has been completed for all IDs (step S28). In step S28, if it is determined that the calculation or extraction of all IDs has not been completed, the server processing unit 23 adds 1 to the Nid and sets it as a new Nid (the previous Nid is If the ID is ID001, ID002 is assigned to Nid). After that, steps S22 to S29 are repeated until calculation or extraction is completed for all IDs.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S28 that the calculation or extraction for all IDs has been completed, the connection index value calculation unit 234 calculates the connection index value (influence, number of connections, etc.) of each ID (each person). is calculated (step S30), and the calculated connection index value is stored in the personnel data table.

The connection index value calculation unit 234 calculates, for example, the centrality of each ID (for example, degree centrality, closeness centrality, betweenness centrality, eigenvector center etc.) is calculated as the degree of impact. The connection index value calculation unit 234 also calculates, for each ID, the number of other IDs whose relevance index value is equal to or greater than a predetermined value as the number of connections.

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Using the personnel data table created and updated in this manner, the relationship between personnel in the organization is displayed on the display unit 14 . Display processing performed in the information processing system 1 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12. FIG. FIG. 9 is an operation sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of display processing performed in the information processing system 1. As shown in FIG. In this embodiment, display processing is performed by the transmission processing unit 151 and the display processing unit 152 of the terminal device 10 and the display data generation unit 235 of the server device 20 .

When the user wants to see the social graph representing the relationship between the members of the organization, the user inputs a social graph display request by operating the operation unit 13 (step S41). The social graph display request includes, for example, the type of social graph to be displayed (eg, egocentric social graph, sociocentric social graph, etc.), the name of the person to be displayed in the center, the target period, etc. include. When a social graph display request is input via the operation unit 13, the transmission processing unit 151 of the terminal device 10 transmits the input display request to the server device 20 (step S42).

When the server device 20 receives the social graph display request, the display data generation unit 235 of the server device 20 generates display data for displaying the social graph according to the display request (step S43). The display data generator 235 generates social graph display data based on the data included in the personnel data table stored in the server storage unit 22 . In particular, in this embodiment, the display data generator 235 generates social graph display data based on personal data, relationship index values, and relationship labels included in the personnel data table.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the display data generation unit 235 generates display data of the social graph based on the target period included in the social graph display request. Therefore, when the target period is the entire past period, the display data generation unit 235 generates social graph display data based on the relationship index values included in the personnel data table. On the other hand, if the target period is a specific period, for example, a specific month, the display data generation unit 235 generates social graph display data based on the monthly relevance index value for the specific month.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a social graph displayed on the display unit 14 of the terminal device 10 based on the display data generated by the display data generation unit 235. As shown in FIG. In particular, FIG. 10 shows an example of an egocentric social graph.

The social graph includes nodes 31 corresponding to each ID (each person) and edges 32 connecting the nodes. A node 31 corresponding to each ID contains a representation based on the personal data associated with that ID. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the node 31 corresponding to each ID includes an icon corresponding to that ID and an indication of the name.

Also, the edge 32 is displayed when the relationship index value between the IDs corresponding to the two nodes 31 is large, that is, when the relationship between the personnel corresponding to these IDs is strong. For example, when the relevance index value between corresponding IDs is equal to or greater than a predetermined constant value, that is, when the strength of relevance between personnel corresponding to these IDs is equal to or greater than the reference strength, It is displayed between the nodes 31 corresponding to the ID.

Further, on the edge 32, a label 33 corresponding to the relationship label between the IDs corresponding to the two nodes 31 to which the edge 32 is connected is displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 10, a label 33 corresponding to the relationship label between the IDs corresponding to the two nodes 31 to which each edge 32 is connected is displayed on the edge 32 connected to the central node 31. there is Note that the label 33 may be displayed not only on the edge 32 connected to the central node 31 but also on other edges 32 .

In the egocentric social graph shown in FIG. 10, a node 31 with an ID corresponding to the name of the person desired to be displayed in the center, which is included in the social graph display request, is displayed in the center of the social graph. Further, in the egocentric social graph, other nodes 31 connected to the node 31 connected to the node 31 displayed in the center via the edge 32 are displayed outside.

Further, in this embodiment, basically, the larger the relationship index value between the IDs corresponding to the two nodes 31, the closer the two nodes 31 are displayed. Alternatively, the larger the relationship index value between the IDs corresponding to the two nodes 31, the thicker the edge 32 connecting the two nodes 31 may be formed.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another example of the social graph displayed on the display unit 14 of the terminal device 10 based on the display data generated by the display data generation unit 235. As shown in FIG. In particular, FIG. 11 shows an example of a sociocentric social graph. In a sociocentric social graph, a node 31 with a larger number of connected edges 32 is arranged in the center of the social graph. As described above, the type of social graph to be displayed is included in the social graph display request. Generate display data to display the social graph included in the request.

The display mode of the nodes 31 and edges 32 of the social graph shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is an example. Therefore, the display data generation unit 235 generates any known form of social graph other than the social graphs shown in FIGS. Display data for displaying a graph may be generated. In the present embodiment, the display data generation unit 235 generates display data for displaying the relationship between personnel using a social graph. Display data may be generated.

After generating the display data of the social graph, the display data generation unit 235 transmits the generated display data to the terminal device 10 via the server communication unit 21 (step S44). The display processing unit 152 of the terminal device 10 causes the display unit 14 to display the social graph based on the received display data (step S15). As a result, the social graph requested by the user is displayed on the display unit 14 .

Thereafter, when the user performs an operation on the social graph screen displayed on the display unit 14, the transmission processing unit 151 transmits an operation request to the server device 20 (step S46). For example, when one node 31 of the social graph displayed on the display unit 14 is clicked or double-clicked, the transmission processing unit 151 transmits an operation request accompanying this click or double-click to the server device 20 .

When the operation request is transmitted to the server device 20, the display data generation unit 235 generates display data of the operation result to be displayed on the display unit 14 of the terminal device 10 according to the operation request (step S47). For example, when one node 31 of the social graph is clicked or double-clicked, the display data generator 235 displays an information window as shown in FIG. 12 near the clicked or double-clicked node 31. Generate display data so that The information window includes, for example, personal data related to the ID corresponding to the node 31, such as name, department, title, and e-mail address, and data such as connection index values.

After generating the display data of the operation result, the display data generation unit 235 transmits the generated display data of the operation result to the terminal device 10 via the server communication unit 21 (step S48). The display processing unit 152 of the terminal device 10 displays the operation result on the display unit 14 based on the transmitted display data of the operation result (step S49). As a result, a social graph including an information window as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the display unit 14 .

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As described above, in the information processing system 1 according to the above-described embodiment, the relevance index value indicating the strength of relevance between personnel in the organization is calculated based on the schedule data, and the calculated relevance index Display data is generated for displaying relationships between personnel based on the values. By calculating the relationship index value between personnel based on the schedule data in this way, it is possible to more accurately quantify the strength of the relationship between personnel. Therefore, the user using the information processing system 1 can more accurately grasp the strength of the relationship between the personnel.

Although preferred embodiments according to the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the claims.

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Claims (14)

An information processing device for displaying relationships between personnel in an organization,
a storage unit that stores schedule data for each person, including data about events in which a plurality of people in the organization participate;
a calculation unit that calculates an index value representing the strength of relationship between personnel in the organization based on the schedule data;
and a display data generation unit that generates display data for displaying the relationship between the personnel based on the index value. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data regarding said event includes data regarding persons participating in said event. The calculation unit calculates the index so that when the members participate in the same event, the strength of the relationship between the members becomes stronger than when the members do not participate in the same event. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, which calculates a value. 4. The calculating unit according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the index value is calculated such that the smaller the number of participants in the event, the stronger the relationship between the participants in the event. information processing equipment. The data related to the event includes data related to the time when the event is held, data related to the manner in which the event is held, data related to the venue of the event, data related to the range of disclosure of the information of the event, and data related to the type of the event. 5. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4, comprising at least one of The data regarding the event includes data regarding the time at which the event is held;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the calculation unit calculates the index value such that the longer the holding period of the event is, the stronger the relationship between the members participating in the event is. The data regarding the event includes data regarding the time at which the event is held;
The calculating unit participates more in the event when the event is held outside the business hours of the organization than when the event is held during the business hours of the organization. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said index value is calculated so as to increase the strength of association between persons. The data related to the event includes data related to the manner in which the event is held,
When the event is an event in which participants gather at the same place, the calculation unit calculates that the event 8. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein said index value is calculated so as to increase the strength of association between members participating in the event. The data on the event includes data on the range of disclosure of information on the event,
9. The calculation unit according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein said calculation unit calculates said index value such that the narrower the range of information on said event to be disclosed, the stronger the relationship between members participating in said event. 1. The information processing apparatus according to 1. The calculation unit calculates the index value for each period based on schedule data for each predetermined period,
The display data generation unit according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the display data generation unit generates display data so as to display the relationship between the personnel for each period based on the index value for each period. Information processing equipment. The storage unit further stores personnel data of the organization,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein said calculation unit calculates said index value based on personnel data of said organization. The display data generation unit displays a node corresponding to each staff member and an edge connecting nodes corresponding to staff members whose relationship strength is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference strength. 12. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein said display data is generated such that said corresponding nodes are located closer to each other as the strength of relationship between said nodes increases. An information processing method for displaying relationships between personnel in an organization, comprising:
Calculating an index value representing the strength of relationship between members in the organization based on schedule data of each member including data on events attended by a plurality of members in the organization;
and generating display data for displaying the relationship between the personnel based on the index value. An information processing program for displaying relationships between personnel in an organization,
Calculating an index value representing the strength of relationship between members in the organization based on schedule data of each member including data on events attended by a plurality of members in the organization;
An information processing program for causing a computer to generate display data for displaying the relationship between the personnel based on the index value.

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